Financial Fundamentals: Will you be one of the lucky ones?

9:50 PM,
Nov. 22, 2013

Nancy Nelson is a member of the Ark-La-Tex Chapter of the Financial Planning Association.

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Nancy Nelson

Some might consider my older brother one of the lucky ones. He retired with a pension and savings, and he gets to golf everyday. He spends the winters in Florida hanging out with other retirees who are escaping the harsh winters of the north. Many of his friends are former small business owners who have been diligent investors and savers who worked hard to build businesses. Some have passed these businesses down to their children, and some have sold and are living off the proceeds.

I admire those retirees and current small business owners, as every day they weather the ups and downs of the economy, ...